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3.4 AVERAGE
3.4 AVERAGE
Not bad but I disliked the 'I ching' stuff in it. It made the characters seem very superstitious.
Much more a character study than a purely alternate history. This book is able to intriguingly weave the perspectives of a cast of characters into a dystopian world. Do not go into this book expecting a regular story structure, this reads much more like a slice of life.
A deeply unsettling reading experience. The book is pitched as WW2 if the Axis powers won, but really, Man in the High Castle is a reflection on the nature of reality and fiction, and how they overlap. PKD asks readers to ponder how narrative shapes their everyday lives through an extreme example. He's not trying to convince us that he's figured out what would actually happen in this scenario - he's more interested in highlighting what narratives we become ensnared by - how fictional "realities" impose upon ordinary people. The characters in this book are living a hallucination, so naturally, you want to ask: what hallucinations are we living under right now? (PKD names quite a few if you're struggling) And how can fiction reveal these deeper narratives to us, so that we acknowledge that so many of our institutional and personal biases are fabricated, based in nothing but misunderstanding, discrimination, and hatred?
Hitler sur la couverture de mon exemplaire en a fait une lecture de transports en commun fastidieuse
adventurous
challenging
informative
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No